Fasteners Workbench
Introduction
Usage is pretty straightforward:
Start a new document in FreeCAD. Select the Fasteners workbench from the drop-down list.
A series of screws will show on the toolbar.
Simple Usage: Clicking on any of the screws will create this screw in the origin position with default size. To change size/length select the newly created screw, then go to the data tab in the property panel, there you can change diameter and length. (For now it is in metric standard):
References
- Author: shaise
- ScrewMaker: Ulrich Brammer
- Workbench wrapper: Shai Seger
- Home page: http://theseger.com/projects/2015/06/fasteners-workbench-for-freecad/
- Source code on github: https://github.com/shaise/FreeCAD_FastenersWB
Installation
Automatic installation
See Installing
From GitHub
To install the workbench simply download this file: Fasteners_V0.2.15 Extruct the file into FreeCAD Mod directory. (On Windows its somewhere like “C:\Program Files\FreeCAD 0.15\Mod”, On Linux: “~/.FreeCAD/Mod” , create it if not exist) That’s it. Under the Mod directory you should see a new directory called Fasteners.
Tools
Detailed description here
Toolbar
Fasteners commands
- File:Fasteners Flip.png Flip: invert orientation
- File:Fasteners Move.png Move: move to a new location
- File:Fasteners Shape.png Shape: change object to simple non-parametric shape
- File:Fasteners MatchTypeInner.png Match Type Inner:
- File:Fasteners MatchTypeOuter.png Match Type Outer: match screw by outher thread diameter (Pass Hole)
- File:Fasteners BOM.png BOM: generate bill of material
- File:Fasteners ScrewCalculator.png Screw Calculator: show a screw hole calculator
- File:Fasteners ChamferHole.png Chamfer Hole: chamfer holes for countersunk screws
- File:Fasteners ChangeParameters.png Change Parameters: change parameters of selected fasteners
Fasteners screws
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Links to Fasteners WB
- Workbench Wiki: http://theseger.com/projects/2015/06/fasteners-workbench-for-freecad/
- FreeCAD Wiki:
- FreeCAD Forum: http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?t=11429
- Tutorials - How to use: http://theseger.com/projects/2015/06/fasteners-workbench-for-freecad/
- Videos:
- Files:
- Report bugs: Please report bugs at https://github.com/shaise/FreeCAD_FastenersWB/issues
- Installation: http://theseger.com/projects/2015/06/fasteners-workbench-for-freecad/
Other useful links
- BOLTS: An Open Library for Technical Specifications
- Generating holes for countersunk screws in freecad
- DevWorkbenches: List of workbenches in development.
- Macros recipes